Skirt and hose supporter.



M. E. LARRABEE.

SKIRT AND HOSE SUPPORTER. APPLIUATION 111.211 MAY 28,1908.

Patented Jl1116 27, 1911.

MARTHA E. LARRABEE, OF ANITA, IOWA.

SKIRT AND HOSE SUPPORTER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTHA E. LARRABEE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Anita, in the county of Cass and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Skirt and HoseSupporters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object an improved construction of skirt andhose supporter which will be hygienic and comfortable in use, and whichwill remove the weight of the underskirts and hose from the waist to theshoulders, avoiding the necessity of a belt at the waist line.

With these and other objects in view as will more fully appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions,arrangements and combinations of the parts that I shall hereinafterfully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof,reference is to be had to the following description and accompanyingdrawing, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved skirt and hose supporter;and, Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of a portion thereof.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the samereference characters.

My improved skirt and hose supporter comprises shoulder straps 1 thatare connected to a belt 2, the said belt being provided at one end witha buckle 3, so that such end may be readily connected to the other endof the belt. At the back of the device, the shoulder straps 1 areconnected by means of a transverse web t as shown, and brace straps 5extend from the shoulder straps at the point of connect-ion of the web 4therewith, outwardly and downwardly to the belt 2, to which they arealso connected.

6 designates tab extensions that are secured to the belt, as shown, atthe points of connect-ion of the belt and brace straps 5, the shoulderstraps themselves extending downwardly below the belt so as to formcorresponding tab extensions. In the present instance, there are four ofthese tab extensions employed. Skirt pins 7 are secured Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed May 28, 1908.

to the tab extensions 6, said pins being de- Patented June 27, 1911.

Serial No. 435,494.

to be tied together to prevent the shoulder straps from slipping overthe points of the shoulders.

In the practical use of my improved hy-- gienic hose and skirtsupporter, the skirt pins 7 are attached to the waist band of the skirtor skirts, and the shoulder straps 1 pass from the belt 2 upwardly overthe shoulders and thence downwardly outside of the bust and are againattached to the belt 2 by means of safety pins 8, said shoulder strapsthemselves extending downwardly and being attached to the hosesupporters 9. The belt 2 extends just below the bust, and the tapes 11are fastened together as before described, to prevent the shoulderstraps from slipping over the points of the shoulders.

From the foregoing description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, it will be seen that I have provided a very simple andeflicient construction of skirt and hose supporter, by the use of which,the weight or tension of the hose and skirts is removed from the waistand supported by the shoulders entirely, thereby avoiding the necessityof any belt at the waist line.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

A garment supporter comprising a belt adapted to extend around the bodyand having a buckle whereby it may be adjusted, shoulder straps,continuous from one end to the other, the rear portion of the strapsbeing permanently attached to said belt, the ends of said rear portionsof the straps depending freely below the belt and being provided attheir terminations with garmentengaging devices, the front ends of thestraps after passing overthe shoulders of the wearer being extendeddownward below the belt on opposite sides .of the buckle and below theterminal ends of the rear portions In testimony whereof I affix mysignature of the straps and being provided at the ter in presence of twoWitnesses.

minations of their front ends with loose engaging devices, the frontportions of the MARTHA LARRABEE' straps being shiftable Vertically andhori- Witnesses:

zontally With relation to the belt and being CHAS. W. MAJOR,

entirely independent thereof. OLARENOE'R. PALMER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

